Chapter 345: The Wrath of the Azure Fairy
The Wrath of the Azure Fairy
This person was an ordinary elder of Sky Breaker Academy, and his cultivation was only at 1-Star King Realm.
The old man’s face instantly turned pale when he saw Maya’s icy gaze settle upon him.
Only now did the excitement from seeing the Red Abyss Sword fade, replaced by overwhelming panic.
He had originally believed this would be an easy opportunity.
The silver-haired girl had just emerged from the Martial Emperor Tomb carrying an extraordinary treasure. Before anyone else reacted, he intended to seize the weapon and disappear into the crowd. With so many cultivators gathered outside the tomb, he was confident that nobody would discover his identity.
Who would have imagined...
The girl’s Teacher would appear almost immediately.
His heart nearly stopped beating.
Why... why did it have to be a student of Celestis Academy?
Cold sweat dripped down his forehead.
Before entering the Martial Emperor Tomb, Sky Breaker Academy’s higher-ups had repeatedly warned every elder.
Do not provoke Celestis Academy.
Ever since Leon’s conflict with Dario, the relationship between the two great powers had completely collapsed. Both sides were already standing on opposite sides of an invisible battlefield.
Yet of all people...
He had targeted Selena.
The old man silently cursed his terrible luck.
Had he recognized her earlier, even if someone handed him ten lives, he still would not have dared to covet her treasure.
Unfortunately...
Regret came too late.
He forced himself to calm down.
His eyes darted around the battlefield as his mind rapidly searched for a way to survive.
Fight?
Impossible.
The woman standing before him was Maya.
Even among the older generation, very few dared to face her directly.
Escape...
That was the only option left.
As long as he could disappear into the sea of cultivators surrounding the Martial Emperor Tomb, perhaps he could still survive.
Without another thought, Mana surged beneath his feet.
Whoosh!
His figure blurred as he activated a high-level movement technique, attempting to slip through space itself.
Unfortunately...
Maya had already predicted his intention.
Almost the instant space distorted around him, another ripple appeared ahead.
Her elegant figure calmly stepped from the void.
She arrived before the old man could even emerge from his teleportation path.
Blue robes fluttered gently in the wind.
Her expression remained calm.
Too calm.
That calmness frightened the old man far more than anger ever could.
She looked at him quietly before speaking.
"You want to leave?"
Her voice was neither loud nor harsh.
Yet the moment those four words echoed across the battlefield, the surrounding temperature seemed to drop.
An invisible killing intent spread across the heavens.
The countless cultivators watching from every direction instinctively stepped backward.
Nobody dared breathe too loudly.
Everyone understood one thing.
Someone was about to die.
The conflict between Sky Breaker Academy and Celestis Academy had long crossed the point where reconciliation was possible.
Leon and Dario’s confrontation had already ignited a fire between both factions.
That fire had only continued growing.
Now...
It had become impossible to extinguish.
Maya remembered something Shera once said during a gathering of the Seven Divisions.
"Celestis Academy never seeks trouble... but we have never feared it."
Those words had remained deeply engraved in her heart.
Kindness toward an enemy often became cruelty toward one’s own students.
If she spared this elder today...
Tomorrow another student might lose their life because of that mercy.
Her beautiful blue eyes became colder.
"If you dared to touch my student..."
"...then you should already have accepted the consequences."
Boom!
Without another unnecessary word, Maya raised one graceful hand.
Mana erupted from her body like an endless ocean.
The surrounding sky darkened.
Countless blue runes appeared above the battlefield, each one glowing with ancient brilliance.
The pressure alone caused many younger cultivators to stumble backward.
The old man’s pupils shrank violently.
His entire body trembled.
"No..."
"Please wait!"
"I only—"
His explanation never reached anyone’s ears.
A gigantic palm condensed entirely from pure Mana descended from the heavens.
The surrounding space froze.
The old man desperately unleashed every defensive Sacred Art he possessed.
Layer after layer of barriers appeared around him.
One...
Two...
Ten...
Each barrier shattered almost instantly.
Crack!
Crack!
Crack!
The enormous palm continued falling without slowing in the slightest.
Bang!!
The deafening explosion shook the entire battlefield.
The old man’s miserable scream echoed only briefly before disappearing altogether.
His body was crushed beneath the overwhelming force.
Blood scattered through the air.
Bones shattered.
Even his soul was unable to escape.
Silence followed.
A cold breeze swept through the area.
No one spoke.
Thousands of eyes remained fixed upon Maya.
Her attack had been decisive.
There had been no hesitation.
No warning.
No second chance.
The elder of Sky Breaker Academy had been executed before everyone present.
It was not merely punishment.
It was a declaration.
Anyone who dared harm a student of Celestis Academy would meet the same fate.
Just then...
Several terrifying auras descended from the distant horizon.
Whoosh!
Whoosh!
Whoosh!
Figures landed one after another outside the Martial Emperor Tomb.
Leading them were Max and Magnus.
The moment they arrived, they witnessed the final scene of the elder’s destruction.
Magnus’ face instantly darkened.
His eyes widened with fury.
"Stop!"
His furious shout shook the surrounding mountains.
Without hesitation, he struck forward with a massive palm formed from condensed Mana.
The attack tore through the sky, carrying astonishing pressure.
Many spectators hurriedly retreated.
Yet Maya never moved.
Her expression remained perfectly composed.
She simply turned around.
Facing the incoming attack, she calmly raised one slender hand.
Boom!
Two palm strikes collided in midair.
The resulting shockwave swept across the battlefield like a violent hurricane.
Dust covered the heavens.
Large cracks spread across the earth beneath everyone’s feet.
A moment later...
Magnus’ expression suddenly changed.
His attack collapsed.
An overwhelming force surged backward through his arm before violently throwing him through the air.
"Pfft!"
He spat out a mouthful of blood.
Fortunately, Max reacted immediately.
His figure flashed forward before catching Magnus and stabilizing his body.
Even then...
The brothers stared toward Maya with solemn expressions.
Neither had expected her strength to have reached such an astonishing level.
Max slowly raised his head.
His voice carried restrained anger.
"Respected Maya..."
"...what exactly do you mean by this?"
His eyes remained locked onto her.
In front of countless experts gathered outside the Martial Emperor Tomb...
She had publicly executed one of Sky Breaker Academy’s elders.
No matter the reason...
This matter could no longer end peacefully.
Maya’s expression did not change.
She looked directly into Max’s eyes before answering in an indifferent tone.
"There is no special meaning."
"That elder attempted to seize my student’s Red Abyss Sword."
"I caught him in the act."
"So..."
"I merely sent him on his way."
She paused briefly.
Then her cold gaze slowly swept across every cultivator standing nearby.
Each person who met her eyes instinctively lowered their head.
Her calm voice echoed clearly across the battlefield.
"My Celestis Academy has always followed one unwritten rule."
"If others respect us..."
"...we will return that respect."
"But if anyone dares offend us..."
"...I will kill them."